COPY COMMAND

The Copy command in the Main Window lets you copy network elements, protective relays and network region into the Windows clipboard.  This command, in conjunction with the Paste command, is designed to help you copy system components from one location to another.  This command will copy devices attached to busses, branches and mutual-coupling parameters, as well as relays.  

TO COPY DATA OF A NETWORK ELEMENT TO THE CLIPBOARD:

1.    Select the network object. 

The system elements that you can copy include generators, loads, shunts, switched shunts, transmission lines, series capacitors, 2- and 3-winding transformers, phase shifters, and switches.

Click the left mouse button once on the system component you want to copy to the clipboard. 

The system component symbol will turn dotted red when selected.

2.    Select the Network | Copy command.

The data for the system component will be copied to the clipboard.

TO COPY MUTUAL COUPLING PAIR DATA TO THE CLIPBOARD:

1.    Select the two lines in the mutual pair. 

Click the left mouse button once on the first line in the mutual pair. Then, with the <shift> key held down, click on the second line.

The two lines symbol will turn dotted red when selected.

2.    Select the Network | Copy command.

The mutual pair data will be copied to the clipboard.

TO COPY THE DATA OF ALL THE RELAYS IN A RELAY GROUP TO THE CLIPBOARD:

1.    Select the relay group. 

Click the left mouse button once on the relay group you want to copy.

The relay-group symbol will turn dotted red when selected.

2.    Select the Network | Copy command.

The data for all the relays within the relay group will be copied to the clipboard.

Note: The Copy command is dimmed and cannot be activated if the relay group has no relays.

TO COPY THE DATA OF A SINGLE RELAY IN A RELAY GROUP TO THE CLIPBOARD:

1.    Open the relay group. 

Double click the left mouse on the relay group of interest.

A dialog box will appear, with all the relays listed in a list box

2.    Select the relay you want to copy and press the Copy button in the dialog box.

The data for the selected relay will be copied to the clipboard.

TO COPY EQUIPMENT AND RELAYS IN A REGION TO THE CLIPBOARD:

1.    Specify the region.

Drag with the right mouse button down to delineate a rectangular region on the one-line diagram.

The region will be enclosed by a rectangle drawn with the dotted red pen.

2.    Select the Network | Copy Equipment in Region to Clipboard command.

The data for the selected region will be copied to the clipboard.

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